Magazine for firearms.



J! H. CARL.

MAGAZINE FOR FIREARMS.

APPLICATION mzo rza.9.19 15.

Patented NOV. 2, 1915.

COLUMBIA PLANOURAPH (IO-,WASHXNOTON, n. c.

Fig. 1, showing the securing means.

JOHN HOWARD CARL, 0F GILROY, CALIFORNIA.

MAGAZINE FOR FIREARMS.

Application filed February 9, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN HowARoCARL, a citizen of the United States, resid ng at Gilroy, in the county of Santa Clara and.

State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Magazines for Firearms, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a removable magazine for firearms constructed to prevent the depression of a cartridge in a magazine after the cartridge has been started forward therein, toward the barrel of the firearm, by the bolt.

Another object of this intention is to provide a two-part magazine and means for detachably securing the sections together.

Another object is to construct the magazine in such manner that the cartridges will lie with their points in alinement and their butts in staggered relation, thus conserving the space in the magazine.

A further object attained is to provide means to limit the upward travel of the follower in a magazine and thereby do away with any danger of the follower interfering with the action of the bolt.

These and other objects will be set forth specifically in the specification and claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of the magazine having the parts assembled. Fig. 2 shows the front and rear sections of the magazine disassembled. Fig. 3 is a top View of the magazine having the parts assembled and a cartridge in position therein. Fig. 4 is a section taken on line M of Fig. 3, showing the magazine assembled and loaded. Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 55 of Fig. 1, showing the butts of the cartridges staggered, and the two uppermost cartridges in alinement. Fig. 6 isa section taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 1, showing the points of the cartridges in alinement. Fig. 7 is a section of Fig. 1

taken on line 77, showing the sections fitting one within the other and the two top cartridges in alinement. Fig. 8 is a section on line 8-8 of Fig. 1 showing the points of the cartridges in alinement and the butts staggered. Fig. 9 is a section on line 9-I9 of 1g. 10 is a detail View of the follower. Fig. 11 is a section of Fig. 1, showing the follower engaging the side of the magazine to limit its upward travel.

Referring now more particularly to the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

Serial No. 7,058.

drawings, it will be noted that the magazine is formed of two sections, the numeral 15 lndlcating the rear section and 16 the front section. r s

The rear section is constructed of any suitable material and consists of a rear wall 17 having side walls 18 extending therefrom, preferably at right angles thereto. The lower portions 19 of the side walls extend the entire width of the magazine and have their ends 20 turned in toward each other to assist in retaining the front sec tion 16 therein when the sections are assembled. The front section is also constructed of any suitable material and consists of a front wall 21 having side walls 22 7 extending therefrom, preferably at right angles thereto. The lower portions 23 of the side walls are constructed to extend well within the side walls 18 of the rear section, when the two parts are assembled. The side walls are similarly constructed at their tops to form arms 24: which extend within the side walls 18 of the rear section when assembled.

The side walls 18 of the rear section eX tend out far enough to allow the side walls 22 of the front section to fit within them. A pin 25 having a head thereon projects from one of the arms 24 and the corresponding side 18 of the rear section has a slot 26 extending at an angle from its edge and terminating in a circular recess 27. In assembling the sections, the bottom of the front section is inserted within the top of the lower portions 19 of the rear section, until the pin 25 is in front of the slot 26. The pin is forced within the slot and the front section is moved upwardly until the pin rests within the recess 27, thus detachably securing the two sections together at this point. A hole 28 is providedin the side walls of the rear section and a hole 29 in the side walls of the rear section and in the side walls of the front section. Tapered pins 30 extend through holes 28 and 29, frictionally securing the sections together. Any other suitable means may be used for detachably securing the sections together, or a permanent means could be used instead.

The tops of the side walls 18 are turned in toward each other, at 31, to retain the rim of the top cartridge within the magazine and the side walls are also cut away or beveled at 82, to facilitate the release of the rim of a cartridge when pushed forward that magazine, when pushed forward to that point and into which the cartridges are insorted when loading the magazine. The shoulders 33, as best shown in Fig. 7 extend nearly against the rear wall 17 of the rear section when the magazine is assembled,

leaving j est enough space to allow the rim.

of the top cartridges to feed upward against the top flanges 31 of the magazine. The bolt passes through a slot 35 in the rear wall and forces the cartridge forward; the width of the shoulders 2 L being of less width than the rim of a cartridge, the cartridge rim is forced on top of the shoulders and fed forward thereon by the bolt. It is impossible to depress a cartridge-after it has once started forward, because it is wider than the shoulders over which it is being fed.

The cartridge is confined within the magazine by turned-in portions 31 until the rim reaches notch 34, where it is released by the magazine and fed on into the barrel of the firearm. The front wall 21 is rounded in the usual manner, thereby guiding the point of the bullet upward into the bore of the barrel, as the cartridge is forced forward.

The arms 2% are narrow enough to engage the body of the cartridge and prevent the butts thereof from staggering whenvtraveling through this portion of the magazine. As illustrated in Fig. 5, the two top cartridges will therefore be in alinement along their whole length, allowing a sure and steady forward movement of the top cartridge and positioning the second cartridge to take the place of the top one when ejected. All danger of jamming in the-magazine is thereby avoided.

The cartridges are supported by an angular arm 36 beveled on one side to position the bottom cartridge against one side of the magazine. The top end 37 of arm 36v is turned down and the other end 38 isbent down and bears against the rear wall, these arms being adapted to position the follower- Within the magazine. An arm 39 is secured to arm 38 of the follower and projects outwardly therefrom. Arms 39 and 37 extend nearly against the front wall of the magazine, to assist in positioning the fol lower.

A finger 40 is cut out from arm 38 and bent over at any desirable point. Finger 40 engages with arm 24 of the magazine, as shown in Fig. 11, and stops the upward travel of the follower. The top arm is prevented from interfering with the sliding bolt when the magazine becomes empty and avoids any jamming thereof.

front wall of the magazine is secured thereto by pins 4:3. The ends of members 19,

abut the sides of the strip 42 to make a uni:

form rectangular structure.

It is obvious that those skilled in the 'art' may vary the details of construction and the arrangement of parts, without departing from the spirit of my invention, and therefore I do not wish to be limited to the above disclosure except as may be required by the claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A removable magazine for firearms 1 comprising a rear section, a front section having the sides thereof adapted to fit partially within said rear section, and means for securing said sections together.

2. A removable magazine for firearms comprising a rear section having inturned sides, a front section havlng mturned sides adapted to fit within the sides of said rear section, and means for detachably securing said sections together.

3. A removable magazine for firearms 7 comprising a U-shaped rear section, a U- shaped front section, said sections being adapted to telescope to form a receptacle,

and means for detachably securing said sec-- tions together.

4. A removable magazine for firearms comprising a front section, a rear section, means for detachably securing the upper ends ofsaid sections together, and removable pins for detachably securing the lower,

portion of said sections together.

5. A removable magazine for V firearms comprising a rear section, having inturned sides, one of said sides having near the top a slot terminating in a recess, a front section having inturned sides, a headed projection integral with one side of said front section and adapted to detachably interlock with the 115 recess in said rear section, and means for detachably securing the sections together. 7

6. A magazine for firearms comprising a rear section having the rear portion thereof enlarged to carry the butts of cartridges in staggered relation therein, a front section lower portion of said constricted to carry the points of the cartridges in alinement therein, said sections being adapted to fit one within the other,

and means for securing said sections together. i

7. A magazine for firearms comprising a rear section having the rear portion thereof enlarged to carry the butts of carridges in staggered relation therein, a front section constricted. to carry the points of cartridges in alinement therein, said sections being adapted to fit one within the other, arms extending from said front section within said rear section at the top thereof adapted to keep the upper cartridges in alinement, and means for securing said sections together.

8. A sectional magazine for firearms comprising a rear section, a front section, said front section adapted to fit partially within said rear section and having a cutout portion at the top thereof intermediate the rear section to receive the rim of a cartridge, when started forward to'prevent the depression thereof, and means for detachably securing said sections together.

9. A sectional magazine for firearms comprising a rear section having the top of the side contracted to retain a cartridge, a front section adapted to fit partially within said rear section and having the tops of the sides thereof cut out forming shoulders of less width than the rim of a cartridge and adapt ed to receive the rim of a cartridge when started forward, said out out portions extending beyond the sides of said rear section to form a groove to release a cartridge, and means for detachably securing said sections together.

10. A magazine for firearms comprising a rear section having the rear portion thereof. enlarged to carry the butts of cartridges in staggered relation therein, a front section constricted to carry the points of the cartridges in alinement therein, the side walls of said front section being adapted to carry the uppermost cartridges in alinement, said sections being adapted to fit one within the other, and means for securing said sections together.

11. A sectional magazine for firearms comprising a rear section, a front section adapted to fit partially Within said rear section, the ends of the side walls of said front section being positioned from the rear wall of said. rear section to form a guideway for the rims of the uppermost cartridges, and means for securing said sections together.

12. A removable magazine for firearms comprising a rear section, a front section having the sides thereof adapted to fit partially within said rear section, the top surface of the side walls of the front section being adapted to support the rim of a cartridge to prevent the depression thereof in said magazine immediately after the cartridge has started forward, and means for securing said sections together.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signatur in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN HOWARD CARL. Witnesses:

E. R. GREEN, A. D. ROCOA.

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